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Sports Coaching

Bike Coaching / Run Coaching / Swim Coaching

Whatever your goal, we will assist you .

Sports/Fitness Cyclists

Are you targeting a tough challenge ride, a Cyclo-Sportive, long Audax or a MTB enduro event?

Not sure how to optimise your preparation?

If you are, enthusiastic and fairly fit, but you are unsure how to apply yourself to specific training and preparation for a major event or challenge ride then a cycling coach could be exactly what you need

With the guidance of a qualified coach you can be sure to reach your potential in the most efficient way. If you are confident that the training will yield results, motivation and focus come  much more easily. Working with a coach will give you fitness and focus you never thought possible.

 

Racing Cyclists

What is the correct formula? How do you find the correct mix of volume and intensity training?

 

Easy, hard or recovery? How long and how many times have you wondered what you are suppossed to be doing on a given day either before or after a race. It's hard to know what to do for the best even if you have been riding for years.

Everyone is unique, copying another cyclists programme might be either too much or too little of what you need. You even need different training patterns for different types of event.

You cannot be confident that you are getting the mix right and when you start putting work and family into the equation who knows what benefits your training is giving you.

It's not only competitive cyclists who benefit from training plans. Enthusiastic racers can benefit. If you are finding your motivation waning or self-discipline lacking.

Perspective is easy to lose, which is why it is useful to talk things through with a personal coach who knows you as a rider and someone who has been through similar situations as you.

 

Triathletes

A ride, run and a swim, where do you start training for this.

Specific training is needed for this sport. Over train in one discipline will affect the other two.

Time is precious when training for triathlons, so you don't want to spend it on the wrong training regime. It is easy to go wrong, over training is the classic triathletes mistake. Things go well in training but on race day the times are not what was expected.

Race planning is important, three events in one day takes its toll on the body, set your goals, don't over train or over race. Allow time for recovery. Planning is the fourth discipline.

 

Benefits of Coaching
     
Discover your Goals    
Some riders know their goals and only want help achieving them. Others need help in identifying specific and achievable goals over short, medium and the long term.

 
Tailored training plans    
It is of no benefit to get an "off the peg" training plan, you need one designed specifically for you.

 
Staying Focused    
Good training needs to stay focused on the right things at the right time. A coach can bring an objective view point, keeping you on course to achieve your goals.

 
Motivation    
The hardest part of training is to stay motivated. Having someone else behind you helps to keep you going. Also knowing there is someone to answer to if you don't go out when it's cold is enough to keeo you going.

 
Confidence and self-belief    
Having confidence in what you are doing is the difference between success and failure. If you believe you will succeed. A good coach will make you believe in yourself.

 

Coaching Services
Gold Programme    
     
What's Involved Support Cost
Detailed rider questionnaire

Initial consultation.

Overview of training phases to meet your goals

Full descriptions of all assigned training sessions

Fully personalised ongoing training plans

Revision of training plan if and when necessary according to your improvements

Monthly ‘phone consultations/reviews as required

E-mail exchanges

 

 Gold coaching is complete and personalised support for you as an athlete.. You will receive  full advice and support to ensure that you are getting maximum effect from all training sessions, closely monitoring the training you do and providing suggestions and feedback as and when needed. You will be supported in relation to fitness, training or preparation for your target events.

Communication will be flexible, for monitoring and feedback. This will depend on the training tools, time and computer access you have available.

 

 £100 initial consultation, then £25 per week
     
Silver Programme    
     
What's Involved Support Cost
     
Detailed rider questionnaire

Initial consultation

Overview of training phases to meet your goals

Full descriptions of all assigned training sessions

A fully personalised 3-month training plan

 

 

 This is a one-off consultation and training plan fully tailored to meet your needs. Your fitness level, experience, preferred training methods and time available for training and  will all be taken into account and the training plan will lead to the  identifed goals. General advice on how to carry out your training will be provided.

This package does not include formal ongoing support, monitoring or feedback. However I would be pleased to exchange a few e-mails to dicuss your progress and if possible answer an occasional brief query regarding training.

 

 £100

On expiry of the 3-month plan a new 3-month plan will be available for a further fee of £50.

 
     
1:1 Training Sessions Get 100% attention from your coach for a whole session.

All you need to do is have a clear idea of what you want from the session and we'll do the rest.

Sessions available for Running, Cycling and Swimming.

(Pool costs are in addition to the hourly rate).

 

 £25 per hour
     
1:1 Triathlon Training Days Rather than just 1 hour in the pool, on the bike or running, you can have it all in a special training day. Between sessions you can discuss training plans or nutrition strategy with your coach.

(food and facility costs are not included although we can arrange them).

 

 £200
Group Training Days Book a session for up to 20 people to share the costs of our 1:1 training days £500
VO2 Max RampTest

 

 The VO2max ramp test is conducted either on a treadmill or cycle ergometer and is a test to exhaustion. During the test you will start cycling or running at a low intensity and as the test progresses the resistance on the cycle ergometer or speed on the treadmill increase at short regular intervals until you are unable to sustain your work rate.

We do not use turbo trainers and get approximate results with these tests. We use the laboratory at Canterbury Christchurch University.

From the test results of the VO2 max test we can identify the most appropriate training intensity for you specifically.

The test results will give

Height, Mass, % Body Fat, % lean tissue from a 10 site skin fold test, Haemoglobin and Haematocrit levels, peak values for aerobic and anaerobic power, threshold levels to derive training threshold heart rates, identification of any strengths and weakness.

 £100

 
       

 

If your require any help please don't hesitate to ask. You can call us on 01227 479 643 or email us on bryan@downlandcycles.co.uk  we will be only too pleased to help.